In 1978, an artist friend, Barry Leighton Jones,
asked if I would board a miniature horse stallion,
Bucky, that his art gallery in Ft. Lauderdale had
acquired to use for advertising. It was to be for
just a few months until they found a permanent
place. I had three quarter horse mares and only
3 1/2 acres of which my house took up half. I
agreed to take Bucky until they found another
place.

Bucky made himself right at home. Even
though he was only 32" tall, he thought he
should be with the big girls. When the mares
were in at night, I would put Bucky out in the
pasture. Well, eight months went by and I asked
Barry about paying on the board bill and about
finding Bucky a permanent place. After a board
meeting at the gallery, I was informed that they
were giving Bucky to me in lieu of paying the
board and feed.

Well, out of the stall and into the back yard
with the pool went Bucky, our new miniature horse. He preferred
drinking out of the pool to his water bucket. He
loved to sneak into the house and run to my
daughter's room. He would literally plant all four
feet when we tried to make him leave.

Bucky would keep himself occupied by playing
with the dog. They would chase each other and
drag each other around by the tail. It was quite a
sight to see.

Bucky needed a friend of his own, so I
decided to find a miniature horse mare. It wasn't
easy because back then there were only
about 2,500 miniatures. It took a year and
a half to find April, a gray dapple mare.
Well, it was love at first sight and eleven
months later I had my first miniature foal. I
was hooked! Miniature foals are so cute,
especially when they are only about 16" tall,
weigh about 18 pounds; lay in my arms,
suck on my finger, and fall asleep with their
head on my shoulder. How could it get any
better?

Now,
33 years and over 250 foals later,
I am still as excited at the birth of a
miniature horse foal as I was for my first miniature
born. My miniatures horses have become my best
friends, next to my wonderful husband,
Dick a veterinarian. Working with these wonderful
animals together as husband and wife and
enjoying the new people we meet is truly a
fulfilling experience.

Our breeding philosophy has been to
produce superior animals by maximizing our
band of broodmares with the best
miniature horse stallions.
We feel our line of miniature horses, through
selective breeding, has developed the
quality characteristics of small size, strong
bone, beautiful head, a well developed chest
and rump, plus a wonderful personality.
We know we have accomplished our goal
when the offspring are better than their
parents! We exhibit them for comparison
with others of the breed to measure our
success.